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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump's debate performance has made Louie Gohmert seem intellectual and
has made Joseph McCarthy seem decent.
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Trump's debate performance has made Louie Gohmert seem intellectual and (Original Post)
Atticus
Sep 2020
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AdamGG
(1,870 posts)1. I wish Biden had been a more effective Joseph Welch
"At long last sir, have you no sense of decency?"
The shitstorm from Trump was predictable. I wish Joe had gotten off some more memorable lines in response to it.
Atticus
(15,124 posts)2. I thought that Joe's facial expressions while Trump was stupidly ranting were more eloquent
than anything Trump said.
AdamGG
(1,870 posts)3. An elephant farting is more eloquent than anything Trump said
but, while I was watching, I was thinking how someone who was verbally quicker, like Al Franken or Obama would have had withering comebacks.
I hope that most people will sympathize with Joe and see that Trump is unhinged, but in the moment, I desperately wanted stronger responses.